Fall weather,changing leaves, frosty mornings and mice in your house or garage. The season is changing and mice are looking for a warm place to spend the winter. That warm place could be your garage, shed, motor home, boat or a number of other areas where you may not want to have a dead mouse lingering for a few months before you find it.
In cases like those above, one alternative to killing the mice may be to repel them from the area where you don't want them. Repellents have been around for a long time, but they are enjoying a resurgence as new and improved products become available. The benefit of repellents is that they only cause the rodent to move away and not kill them. Usually, repellents are more environmentally sensitive, and unlike poisons or traps, present a limited risk to children and pets.
One ofthe neweset mouse repellents on the market is Mouse Magic from Bonide Products. Mouse magic is a combination of Peppermint and Spearmint oils on a corncob base which creates and unpleasant environment for mice but which is a pleasant smelling material for humans. When placed in a normal sized room (12X15X8) one packet will last up to 45 days for effective mouse repelling action. Mouse Magic comes in a 4-pack and retails for less $6.00. It can be found in many local garden centers and most Ace, Do It Best, and True Value Hardware Stores.
If you store a boat, RV, winter or summer vehicles, antique cars, or if you have a shed, outbuilding or even a summer or winter cabin or house, a mouse repellent may be just what you are looking for to keep these pesky and damaging critters out without killing them.
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